China's ByteDance has rolled out its Doubao 2.0 model, an upgrade of the country's most widely used artificial-intelligence app, the company said on Saturday.

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

According to local reports, Bithumb was meant to send about 2,000 won (US$1.37) to each customer as part of a promotion, but mistakenly transferred roughly 2,000 bitcoins per user.

Japan's economy limped back to meager growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government as cost-of-living pressures drag on confidence and domestic demand.

Vietnam has granted a license to Elon Musk's Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the communist country, a government agency said.

It has been reported that Karimun, Riau Islands, has been part of a system of traders, shippers and transshipment points, including the floating hub along the Malacca and Singapore straits and Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, that has helped keep Russian oil and products flowing, despite the sanctions.

Asian markets were subdued on Monday, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan reported lackluster economic growth.

Asian shares retreated from record highs on Friday as worries about shrinking margins in the tech sector hit the likes of Apple, driving investors into safe-haven bonds ahead of key US inflation data.

Gold prices dipped on Thursday, as the U.S. dollar firmed after stronger-than-expected January jobs data dented expectation for near-term interest rate cuts, while investors awaited inflation data due on Friday for more monetary policy cues.